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I've been reconstructing that Dr. Doom armor that came with the 9" Famous Covers Doctor Doom.
First step was to slip it over the Mego body, cut parts out of the rubbery armor and super gluing it evenly to fit the body. It was like putting a jig saw puzzle together.
In order to get movement by the crotch area I decided to mend it with some fabric in that area (which I'll later color to match the suit). The hands I have replaced from a giant 9 1/2 hard plastic War Machine figure that were way too small, including the head. I also embedded the shoulder pads.
War Machine is also a little more bulkier then other normal heroes so the little bit of bulk in the armor padding gives him the extra needed sizing without disrupting the height.
I added a picture compared to a basic Mego Captain America figure (well, my Cap is on my custom body with an altered suit but you get the idea.) As you can see it's the same size now.
So now what? What should I add to this baby before he goes through a paint process to color the armor.
OK folks.....Here is the update since 11/06/2012
First step was to slip it over the Mego body, cut parts out of the rubbery armor and super gluing it evenly to fit the body. It was like putting a jig saw puzzle together.
In order to get movement by the crotch area I decided to mend it with some fabric in that area (which I'll later color to match the suit). The hands I have replaced from a giant 9 1/2 hard plastic War Machine figure that were way too small, including the head. I also embedded the shoulder pads.
War Machine is also a little more bulkier then other normal heroes so the little bit of bulk in the armor padding gives him the extra needed sizing without disrupting the height.
I added a picture compared to a basic Mego Captain America figure (well, my Cap is on my custom body with an altered suit but you get the idea.) As you can see it's the same size now.
So now what? What should I add to this baby before he goes through a paint process to color the armor.
[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/8028291413_b74f7793bd_b.jpg[/img]
OK folks.....Here is the update since 11/06/2012
) and a big-*** shoulder gun. On the right side, maybe a missile-launcher thing-a-mahoo. Otherwise, it looks great! Nice job so far! 
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